Class 8 English - The Tsunami
English
Chapter 2 The Tsunami
Word-Meaning
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1 Powerful
(adj) |
Mighty |
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2 Wave (N) |
surge बड़ी लहर |
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3 Coast (N) |
Shore |
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4 Sense (N) |
संवेद |
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5 Rush (V) |
दौड़कर आना जना |
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6 Tremor (N) |
shake कंपन |
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7 Chaos (N) |
confusion गड़बड़ी |
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8 Sweep away (V) |
sweep बहा ले जाना |
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9 Serve (v) |
नौकरी करना |
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1 Save (v) |
rescue |
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1 Recede (v) |
कमी |
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1 Massive (adi) |
Bulky |
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1 Stay (v) |
dwell रहना |
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. Beach (N) |
Shore |
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1 Slap (v) |
फटका मारना |
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1 Possess (v) |
have पास होना |
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1 Believe (v) |
मानना |
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1 Realise (v) |
समझ में आना |
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1 Go on (v) |
happen होना |
Questions-Answers
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Q1.
Say whether the following are
true or false. (i)
Ignesious lost his wife, two
children, his father-in-law, and his brother-in-law in the tsunami. (ii)
Sanjeev made it to safety after
the tsunami. (iii)
Meghna was saved by a relief
helicopter. (iv)
Almas’s father realised that a
tsunami was going to hit the island. Answer (i) True |
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Q2.
Answer the following in a phrase
or sentence: (1)
Why did Tilly’s family come to
Thailand? Answer Tilly’s family came to Thailand
to celebrate the Christmas Eve.
(2)
What were the warning signs that
both Tilly and her mother saw? Answer Tilly and her mother saw that
the sea slowly rose, and started to foam bubble and whirlpools.
(3)
Do you think Tilly’s mother was
alarmed by them? Answer No, Tilly’s mother was not
alarmed by them.
(4)
Where had Tilly seen the sea
behaving in the same strange fashion? Answer Tilly had seen the sea behaving
in the same strange fashion in her Geography class in a video.
(5)
Where did the Smith family and
the others on the beach go to escape from the tsunami? Answer They all took refuse in the
third floor of a hotel.
(6)
How do you think her Geography
teacher felt when he heard about what Tilly had done in Phuket? Answer Her Geography teacher must be
feeling proud of Tilly. |
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Q3.
Answer using a phrase or a
sentence: (1)
In the tsunami 150,000 people
died. How many animals died? Answer Not so many animals reported to
die.
(2)
How many people and animals died
in Yala National Park? Answer 60 people and two water
buffaloes.
(3)
What do people say about the elephants
of Yala National Park? Answer They have seen elephants running
away from the beach.
(4)
What did the dogs in Galle do? Answer The dogs refused to go for their
daily run on the beach. |
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